要 + Verb + 就 + Verb (if you're going to, do it right)

The repeated frame takes its force from the rest

• A coach asks someone to practise seriously if they practise at all.
• if going to要yàoto learn学xuéthen就jiùconscientious认真rèn zhēnto learn学xué。 — The condition leads to an insistence on serious effort here.

Build the form

• The pattern in this lesson is if going to要yào + Verb + then就jiù + Verb (if you're going to, do it right). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
• Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.

if going to要yàodo做zuòthen就jiùdo well做好zuò hǎo。

Read examples in context

• In the opening example, if going to要yàoto learn学xuéthen就jiùconscientious认真rèn zhēnto learn学xué。: The condition leads to an insistence on serious effort here.
• Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.

Know the boundary

• if going to要yàoto walk走zǒuthen就jiùto walk走zǒu can instead grant permission or express impatience.
• Repetition alone does not always mean doing something well.

Use the distinction

Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.